World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has six regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.The WHO was established on April 7, 1948, and formally began its work on September 1, 1948. It incorporated the assets, personnel, and duties of the League of Nations' Health Organization and the Paris-based , including the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The agency's work began in earnest in 1951 after a significant infusion of financial and technical resources.
The WHO's official mandate is to promote health and safety while helping the vulnerable worldwide. It provides technical assistance to countries, sets international health standards, collects data on global health issues, and serves as a forum for scientific or policy discussions related to health. Its official publication, the ''World Health Report'', provides assessments of worldwide health topics.
The WHO has played a leading role in several public health achievements, most notably the eradication of smallpox, the near-eradication of polio, and the development of an Ebola vaccine. Its current priorities include communicable diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, malaria and tuberculosis; non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and cancer; healthy diet, nutrition, and food security; occupational health; and substance abuse. The agency advocates for universal health care coverage, engagement with the monitoring of public health risks, coordinating responses to health emergencies, and promoting health and well-being generally.
The WHO is governed by the World Health Assembly (WHA), which is composed of its 194 member states. The WHA elects and advises an executive board made up of 34 health specialists; selects the WHO's chief administrator, the director-general (currently Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia); sets goals and priorities; and approves the budget and activities. The WHO is funded primarily by contributions from member states (both assessed and voluntary), followed by private donors. Its total approved budget for 2020–2021 is over $7.2 billion, while the approved budget for 2022–2023 is over $6.2 billion. The budget is $6.83 billion for 2024–2025.
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Dengue : Guidelines for Diagnosis Treatment Prevention and Control (New Edition 2009). by Organization, World Health
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Women and Health : Today's Evidence Tomorrow's Agenda. by Organization, World Health
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WHO Model Formulary. by Organization, World Health
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Malaria Vector Control and Personal Protection : report of a WHO study group. by Organization, World Health
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Quality Improvement for Mental Health : Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package. by Organization, World Health
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Good Laboratory Practice : Quality Practices for Regulated Non-clinical Research and Development. by Organization, World Health
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Progrs en matire d'assainissement et d'alimentation en eau : Rapport 2010. by Organization, World Health
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Basic Malaria Microscopy, Part II. by Organization, World Health
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WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization. by Organization, World Health
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Le Conseil pour la prise en charge de la santé maternelle et néonatale : Manuel pour le renforcement des compétences. by Organization, World Health
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Safety Evaluation of Certain Food Additives : Seventy-first Meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). by Organization, World Health
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World Health Report 2001 : Mental Health: New Understanding, New Hope. by Organization, World Health
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Evaluation of Certain Food Contaminants : Sixty-fourth Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. by Organization, World Health
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Rabies and Envenomings : a Neglected Public Health Issue. by Organization, World Health
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International travel and health 2005 : situation as on 1 January 2005. by Organization, World Health
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Responding to Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence against Women : WHO Clinical and Policy Guidelines. by Organization, World Health
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Control and Surveillance of Human African Trypanosomiasis : Report of a WHO Expert Committee. by Organization, World Health
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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health : Children and Youth Version ICF-CY. by Staff, World Health Organization
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Critères de recevabilité pour l''adoption et l''utilisation continue de méthodes contraceptives. by Organization, World Health
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WHO Drug Information Vol. 27 No. 1 2013. by Organization, World Health
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